# Base String > Base (i.e., lower-level) string functions.
## Usage ```javascript var string = require( '@stdlib/string/base' ); ``` #### string Namespace containing "base" (i.e., lower-level) string functions. ```javascript var ns = string; // returns {...} ``` The namespace has the following sub-namespaces:
## Examples ```javascript var objectKeys = require( '@stdlib/utils/keys' ); var ns = require( '@stdlib/string/base' ); console.log( objectKeys( ns ) ); ```